PT Indomarco Prismatama, which controls the countryâ€™s renowned minimarket network Indomaret, plans to open 800 new stores this year, 40 percent of which are to be franchised, after partnering with local lending giants to finance the storesâ€™ franchisees.

When Travis Heriaud decided to spend $40,000 on the grand opening of a new McDonald’s hereâ€”sponsoring a book giveaway for local children and hosting a parade of zoo animalsâ€”his father, Lee, balked.

Held throughout the year, Marcus Evans business summits provide a unique environment for industry leaders and professionals to discuss changes within their respective industry, discover solutions to current business issues and network with industry peers and leading decision makers.

The Encyclopedia Britannica, which has been in continuous print since it was first published in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1768, said Tuesday it will end publication of its printed editions and continue with digital versions available online.